California Water Service Group
California Water Service Group is a public administration that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
California Water Service Group appoints James P. Lynch as CFO and Treasurer
California Water Service Group announced that after conducting an extensive, nation-wide search, it has selected James P. Lynch to join the company as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, effective January 3, 2024. He succeeds interim Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer David B. Healey. Mr. Healey will serve as Principal Financial Officer […]
California Water Service Group appoints Charles R. Patton to Board of Directors
California Water Service Group announced the election of Charles R. Patton, 64, to the Group’s Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2023. Prior to his retirement in July 2022, Patton served as Executive Vice President, External Affairs, at American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP), which serves nearly 5.5 million customers across 11 states. In this capacity, […]
California Water Service Group enters new $600 million credit agreement
California Water Service Group announced that it has entered into unsecured revolving credit facilities for Group and its subsidiaries totaling $600 million for a term of five years. Of the total, $400 million is available to California Water Service Company (Cal Water), a wholly owned subsidiary of Group, and $200 million is available to Group and […]
California Water Service Group appoints Terry P. Bayer as Lead Independent Director
California Water Service Group announced that its Board has nominated Terry P. Bayer to assume the role of Lead Independent Director, effective immediately. As former Chief Operating Officer of Molina Healthcare, Inc., Bayer brings senior leadership, financial, operational, public health, and customer service expertise to this role. She holds a Juris Doctor Degree from Stanford […]
Cal Water secures $2.4 million in grants for three water supply reliability projects
As part of the utility’s efforts to support customers in its smaller, water-stressed, and disadvantaged or higher-cost service areas during the drought, California Water Service (Cal Water) has secured nearly $2.4 million in grants from the State Department of Water Resources (DWR) to complete three important water supply reliability projects. Through DWR’s Small Community Drought […]
Cal Water: Utility water conservation programs save water and lower customer bills
Cal Water, the largest water utility regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission, released a new study demonstrating that its water conservation efforts from 2008 to 2019 significantly lowered water use, which decreased operating costs and in turn reduced customer bills by as much as 20 percent from what they would have been without the […]
California Water Service Group files proposal to invest $1.02 bn in its California water systems
As part of its commitment to provide a reliable supply of safe, clean water and affordable service to the communities it serves, California Water Service (Cal Water) — the largest subsidiary of California Water Service Group — has submitted its 2022-2024 infrastructure improvement plans for all of its California districts in its General Rate Case […]
California Water Service Group announces election of Dr. Bonnie Maldonado to Board of Directors
California Water Service Group (Group) (NYSE: CWT) announced the election of Dr. Yvonne (Bonnie) A. Maldonado, 65, to the company’s Board of Directors at its Annual Stockholder Meeting today. Maldonado is a pediatric infectious diseases epidemiologist and the Taube Professor of Global Health and Infectious Diseases at Stanford University School of Medicine, as well as the medical director […]
California Water Service Group creates Texas Water Service subsidiary
Texas Water Service Enters into Strategic Partnership with BVRT Utility Holding Company California Water Service Group seeks to capitalize on growth opportunities in Texas